newbobooks Chapter 621 A Gathering of Cao Cao's Four Evils! Guo Tu Advises Sun Quan to Head North Again?
Chapter 621 A Gathering of Cao Cao's Four Evils! Guo Tu Advises Sun Quan to Head North Again?
"Tsk, there are quite a few people hoping for our lord to be promoted!"
A small courtyard on the outskirts of Xuchang
A gentle breeze blows, and the shadows of the trees sway.
Su Yu, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, and Cheng Yu, four "honest and law-abiding people," are sitting here having a gathering.
The aroma of roasted meat wafted out.
Roasted rabbit, roasted venison, and all kinds of wild game are available.
Fortunately, this happened at the end of the Han Dynasty. If this had happened on Earth in later times, these four people would have been truly punished.
"Sigh, I mean, Su Ziyi is one thing."
"Aren't you two curious about what kind of positions you might be given in the future?"
Guo Jia asked Cheng Yu and Jia Xu.
Jia Xu waved his hand:
"I, Jia Wenhe, am already this old. It's time for me to retire. I'll just get my foolish son a well-paid, leisurely job."
Cheng Yu smiled and said:
“My two sons are somewhat capable, so I don’t need to worry about them. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings.”
"Besides, my family fortune is enough for the two of them to live on."
Guo Jia sighed:
"You two are really open-minded!"
"Guo is different. I hope that my lord can bestow upon me a more prestigious official title and let me go to that damned Egypt to explore the Pharaoh's tomb!"
It must be said that Guo Jia has not forgotten his original aspirations.
Ever since Su Yu told Guo Jia about the pyramids and the pharaohs, Guo Jia had been eager to find out more.
Then, the three of them turned their attention to Su Yu.
Needless to say, the position of the head of the Three Dukes and the Imperial Tutor is definitely Su Yu's. It's a done deal, there's no way he can escape it.
Feeling the gazes directed at him by the three men, Su Yu smiled and said:
"Do you all think that Su will continue to serve as an official?"
"I'm telling you, no way!"
"When that day comes, I, Su, will travel the world with my beautiful wife and concubines, and from time to time I will gather with you all for a drink and reminisce about the life we had back then."
"Then, I'll send you old bastards away one by one!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yu and Jia Xu laughed and scolded:
"You, Su Ziyi! After all these years as colleagues, you can't wait to curse us both to die?"
Su Yu smiled and said:
"No, no, no, I just want to get to the banquet as soon as possible."
"If all else fails, Fengxiao, could you cooperate?"
"roll!!"
Guo Jia's face turned black with anger. He wasn't old at all; he was only four years older than Su Yu.
Although Su Yu said he wanted to attend the banquet, he knew in his heart that Jia Xu and Cheng Yu both had long lifespans.
Even according to the original history, the two of them still have seventeen or eighteen years to live on.
Guo Jia's health is now quite good; he's no longer the sickly man he used to be.
Therefore, the four pests in Cao Cao's camp were all very long-lived, and there was no need to worry about them suddenly dying one day.
The four of them ate and drank, reminiscing about some interesting things they had experienced over the years, and were having a great time.
Not far away in Xujia Village, Cao Cao was also showing concern for the widowed and orphaned villagers.
For the true leaders of Cao Cao's camp, power was no longer that important.
Cao Cao wanted to be a Han official for life, and Su Yu was only willing to be Cao Cao's subject.
It's not that our Ang'er is unworthy, but that Ang'er deserves his own trusted ministers.
This person could be anyone, but Su Yu didn't want it to be himself or his son.
Therefore, over the years, Su Yu has raised all his sons in a very hands-off manner.
The most important thing is for children to grow up healthily.
Success and fame are but fleeting clouds.
In fact, Su Yu did not want his son to become an official.
Cao Cao was good, and Cao Ang was good too.
But no one can guarantee that Cao Ang's successor, or the successor of Cao Ang's successor, will still trust his descendants as Cao Cao and Cao Ang did!
Retiring in time is the best choice.
Otherwise, the Su family would be the number one family in the future of the Great Wei Dynasty, which is terrifying!
In the end, it turned out that Yuan Wei, Ju Shou, Zhong Yao, Ju Zong, and Hua Xin were all rubbish!
Only you are the true demon king!
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Jiangdong
Original Stone City
On the foundation of Stone City, Sun Quan rebuilt a magnificent city and named it Jianye.
Standing atop the highest point of the city wall overlooking Jianye, Sun Quan stroked his purple beard, a contented expression on his face.
"My lord! Congratulations!"
"Only a city like this is worthy of your status!"
Guo Tu said to Sun Quan with a big smile.
"Hahaha, Minister Guo, please don't be like this."
"Sun hopes that this is just his residence in the city for the next few years."
"One day, I, Sun, will be able to ascend to Xuchang and look down upon the world!"
Guo Tu quickly cupped his hands in greeting:
"Rest assured, my lord, that day is not far off!"
"According to the report from the spies I planted in Xuchang, there are signs of instability emerging within Cao Cao's camp."
Subsequently, Guo Tu embellished the message that Su Yu had sent via an urgent intelligence envoy and told it to Sun Quan.
"What?! Is that really true?"
Sun Quan was greatly shocked.
"Yes, my lord. Hua Xin is Ju Shou's brother-in-law, and Ju Zong is Ju Shou's younger brother."
"These two will surely incite the rebellion of Cao Cao in Ji and You provinces."
"At that time, when you, my lord, launch another attack on Hefei, I believe Zhang Wenyuan will be too busy to cope!"
After saying this, Guo Tu crossed his arms, looking down on Zhang Liao.
Although Sun Quan lost a group of generals in the last Battle of Hefei, and even Lu Su was captured and reportedly sent to the Ministry of Personnel.
But Sun Quan still forgot the pain once the wound healed.
Last time, the Jiangdong aristocratic families did not fully support him, and Zhang Liao once again had the advantage of favorable timing, location, and popular support.
Our team didn't perform well and "accidentally" lost a game.
But as the military strategists say, failure is the mother of success!
If I were to take advantage of the internal strife in Cao Cao's camp and launch a second attack on Hefei, Zhang Liao would certainly be no match for me!
Regardless of what others thought, Sun Quan felt that his ability to command troops was not far behind Zhang Liao's.
After this period of study, my abilities have improved a lot.
He himself was improving, but Zhang Liao was not.
If you round it up, wouldn't it just mean that you completely crushed Zhang Liao?
Moreover, he also has Guo Yu to assist him!
This is an extremely powerful trump card!
Guo Tu smiled.
His undercover identity is now completely safe.
Zhou Yu and Lu Su, who had previously harbored doubts about him, have both been sent to Cao Cao's camp.
Most of the other civil and military officials in Jiangdong were on good terms with Guo Tu.
Zhuge Jin, needless to say, is a very kind person.
Lu Meng is a cunning fellow, but I also have dirt on him, which makes him afraid to offend me.
Being invincible is just too lonely!
Before anyone knew it, Guo Tu had risen to become the number two figure in Jiangdong.
This is the ultimate level of undercover work!
If he doesn't return to Cao Cao's camp soon, he'll become the ruler of Jiangdong!
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